In the year 1942
521 Notable deaths
Clinton Hart Merriam
American zoologist and ornithologist (1855-1942).
Born December 5th, 1855 in New York City.
Died March 19th, 1942 at 86 years old in Berkeley.
Emma Calvé
French operatic soprano (1858-1942).
Born August 15th, 1858 in Decazeville. [ref]
Died January 6th, 1942 at 83 years old in Montpellier, Millau (disease).
Charles Courtney Curran
American painter (1861-1942).
Born February 13th, 1861 in Hartford.
Died November 9th, 1942 at 81 years old in New York City.
Wojciech Kossak
Polish painter (1856–1942).
Born December 31st, 1856 in Paris.
Died July 29th, 1942 at 85 years old in Kraków.
Augustinas Voldemaras
Prime minister of lithuania (1883-1942).
Born April 16th, 1883 in Dysna. [ref]
Died December 16th, 1942 at 59 years old in Butyrka prison. [ref]
Hong Yi
Buddhist monk, painter, musician (1880-1942).
Born October 23rd, 1880 in Tianjin.
Died October 13th, 1942 at 61 years old in Quanzhou.
James Cruze
American actor (1884-1942).
Born March 27th, 1884 in Ogden.
Died August 3rd, 1942 at 58 years old in Hollywood.
Ralph Rainger
American songwriter and composer (1901-1942).
Born October 7th, 1901 in New York City.
Died October 23rd, 1942 at 41 years old in Beverly Hills.
Philadelphia Jack O'Brien
American boxer (1878–1942).
Born January 17th, 1878 in Philadelphia.
Died November 12th, 1942 at 64 years old
Jerzy Różycki
Polish cryptographer (1909-1942).
Born July 24th, 1909 in Vilshana.
Died January 9th, 1942 at 32 years old in Mediterranean Sea.
Deaths 161 to 170 of 521
Death is the destination we all share. No one has ever escaped it. And that is as it should be because death is very likely the single best invention of life. It is life’s change agent, it clears out the old to make way for the new. Steve Jobs